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2.
Go to the
View
menu and select
Details
.
You should now be able to see the
Total Size
(or capacity) of
each drive. Write down the
Total Size
number for each drive
on your system and keep the information in s a safe place.
Figure 1.
Drive information: Windows
3.
Add up the
Total Size
numbers for each drive.
This is how much total space is needed to backup your complete
system if it were full.
4.
Use this number as a guide to figure out how much space you
will need on your backup drive to store your complete system.
Macintosh System Information
1.
Starting from the desktop, you should be able to see each
drive’s icon.
You will view information on each drive individually and then
add them up.
2.
Select a drive’s icon.
3.
In OS X: Go to the
File
menu and select
Get Info
(OS X 10.2) or
Show Info
(OS X 10.1)
.
In OS 9: Go to the
File
menu and select
Get Info,
then
Information.
4.
The
Info
window will open.
In this window you will be able to see the
Capacity
of the
drive, as well as the amount of space
Used
on the drive. Make
note of the Capacity number and close the window.
5.
Repeat steps 1 - 4 for each drive on your Macintosh.
6.
Add up the
Capacity
numbers for all of your drives.
This is how much total space is needed to backup your complete
system if it were full.
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